2021 U.S. OPEN TO TORREY PINES: REPORT

According to a source quoted by Golf Channel, the United States Golf Association has extended an invitation to the City of San Diego to host the 2021 U.S. Open championship at Torrey Pines Golf Course. The proposal is schedule for a vote by the San Diego City Council on Monday, March 17. If the proposal passes, the USGA is expected to announce the event shortly thereafter.

This would be the second time Torrey Pines will have hosted the U.S. Open. For as much advance publicity as there was for a public course like Torrey hosting the Open, it eventually paled in comparison to the very dramatic overtime victory by Tiger Woods, playing on one good leg, over Rocco Mediate.

The 2021 U.S. Open is next one without a confirmed venue; the USGA has already announced the following venues for upcoming men's Opens:

In this writer's opinion, bringing the national open championship back to Torrey Pines is an intelligent move, but they might do well to have an architect un-do some of the more unpopular design elements that Rees Jones instituted before the 2008 Open. Phil Mickelson knows the course as well as any touring professional (and better than most); since he is already co-designing some improvements on Torrey's North Course and has been so outspoken about the South Course, he could well be an ideal consultant for any changes.